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Captain David Porter in the War of 1812
By Christopher MiskimonThe U.S. Navy in the age of fighting sail was an institution eager to prove itself to the world. Read more
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German Chief Spy Admiral Wilhelm Canaris
By Peter KrossAdmiral Wilhelm Canaris was an enigma. During World War II, he headed the Abwehr, the German intelligence service. Read more
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Dreams of Empire
The story of Charles of Anjou is one of the lesser known episodes of Mediterranean history but a significant one. The youngest of several sons of Louis VIII, Charles received a unique opportunity available to few princes so far removed from succession. Read more
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How The Roman Empire Attained Success
By Brooke C. Stoddard“Augustus found Rome brick and left it marble” is an expression pegged to the first of the Roman emperors. Read more
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Alexander the Great & Macedonian Battle Equipment
By Eric NiderostThe age of Alexander is one of the most celebrated epochs in history, the subject for such Greco-Roman writings as Diodorus, Arrian, and Plutarch. Read more
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The Roman Empire: Conquest Above All Else
by Brooke C. Stoddard
“Augustus found Rome brick and left it marble” is an expression pegged to the first of the Roman emperors. Read more
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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
By Brian BelkoThe trailer for another Call of Duty game, this one being developed by Sledgehammer Games, leaked online. Called Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the game will be set in the year 2054. Read more
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Panzer General Online
By Joseph Luster2013 was a strange year for World War II-related gaming. While it’s certainly reverted to a more niche subject matter—partly in thanks to all the bigger titles still focusing on modern and future warfare in a neverending arms race to the number one spot—some major contenders have managed to keep it in the spotlight to some degree. Read more
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Combined Operations
By Christopher MiskimonThe island fighting of the Pacific War is often portrayed in the popular media as the sole province of the United States Marines. Read more
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The details of Operation Foxley, a British attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, were a closely guarded secret for decades.
By Peter KrossThe sniper was perched under a craggy bluff overlooking German Führer Adolf Hitler’s alpine mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden in Bavaria. Read more
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The National World War I Museum
By Peter SuciuWhile no one American city played a greater role in World War I than others, after a campaign by local residents, Kansas City, Missouri, was chosen as home to build the nation’s memorial for those who gave their lives in what was hoped to be the war to end all wars. Read more
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Winter 2014 Military Games
By Joseph LusterWarface is another of many shooters that take war into the near future, doubling up on tech while sticking to real-world locations and a first-person perspective. Read more
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World War I Naval Battles
By Christopher MiskimonThe strength of the British Empire lay in its colonies. Together, they formed a vast trade network which gave the United Kingdom a decided advantage in military ability, finance, and commerce. Read more
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The Lost DUKW of Lake Garda
By Jeff Patton, Colonel, USAF (Ret.)The editorial in the Summer 2013 issue of WWII Quarterly concerned the search for an amphibious DUKW that sank with 25 men aboard on April 30, 1945, in Lake Garda, northern Italy’s largest lake. Read more
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In Desperation And Triumph
By Michael E. HaskewParis was in tumult. The French 2nd Armored Division had rolled into the City of Light on August 25, 1944, ending four years of harsh Nazi occupation. Read more
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Director Frank Capra
By Herb KugelIn his 1971 autobiography, The Name Above the Title, prestigious Hollywood film director Frank Capra claimed that on Monday morning, December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, two U.S. Read more
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World of Warplanes Assistant
By Joseph LusterThe full retail version of Wargaming’s World of Warplanes launched with plenty of fanfare. Seriously, some fans weren’t even able to contain themselves, with seven of them celebrating the game’s launch via a trek to the Himalayas. Read more
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Shadow Warriors
By Christopher MiskimonThe concept of special operations forces was a new one during World War II. These units performed a combination of espionage and unconventional warfare in support of the larger strategy of achieving victory. Read more
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Valiant Hearts: The Great War
By Joseph LusterWhile its subject matter predates that of our typically World War II-themed games, it’s worth casting a glance toward Ubisoft’s upcoming Valiant Hearts: The Great War. Read more
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Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers
By Bryan Mark RiggOn September 15, 1944, as Allied armies squeezed Germany from east and west, and the Third Reich needed all the experienced, able-bodied soldiers it could find, a strange but far from unusual letter was being written. Read more
